Citation

Gondolf EW, Foster RA. J. Fam. Violence 1991; 6(4): 337-349.

Affiliation

Mid-Atlantic Addiction Training Institute (MAATI), Indiana University of Pennsylvania, c/o, 126 Keith Hail, 15705 Indiana, Pennsylvania; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Domestic Relations Clinic, Highland Drive, 15206 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00980537

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The outcome of batterer programs has become a topic of research and clinical concern in recent years. There has been little assessment, however, of the input of these programs and its implications. This study analyzes the records of 200 inquirers to a batterer program during 1989?1990 to determine the attrition rates based on the initial number of inquirers. The attrition from inquiry to intake is 73%, from inquiry to counseling attendance is 86%, and from inquiry to 12 counseling sessions is 93%. Only 1% actually completed the contracted 8 months of counseling sessions. The only background and protocol variable significantly associated with intake attrition was marital status. Those inquirers referred from informal referral sources and paying high monthly fees were more likely to attend over 12 counseling sessions. The 1990 inquiry-to-counseling attrition rates were higher than the program rates in the early 80s and higher than a comparable program with no separate intake session. The implications of these findings for pre-program protocol are discussed.